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<blockquote data-quote="shutterbunny" data-source="post: 32515" data-attributes="member: 3568"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MidwestMom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's a tough one. None of my kids (I have five...lol) ever had a death obsession, but I'm not sure it isn't normal. If it becomes so overwhelming that he has nightmares and meltdowns over it, then I think you should check it out. People with bipolar often think gory thoughts. If you haven't read it, I recommend buying "The Bipolar Child" by Dimitri and Janis Papalos. It answers almost everything and is a great read. </div></div></p><p></p><p>Midwest Mom,</p><p></p><p>thanks for your response...well with 5 kids, you've probably seen almost all of it--I JUST got "The Bipolar Child" on Friday. I started reading it on Saturday, but we had company coming and cleaning to do, so it got put to the side. I got only as far as the introduction and the part where he talks about what parents say they noticed from birth about their BiPolar (BP) kids, and also what some of the kids reported. I must say that while I was feeling somewhat "validated" by what parents were saying (refusing to sleep, precocious behavior, no self soothing capabilities, etc...) I was also somewhat saddened by the realization that this is my child. It's somewhat heartbreaking to know this is his life...but hey, better that we start dealing with it now rather than later.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, thanks so much for your reply. I appreciate it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutterbunny, post: 32515, member: 3568"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MidwestMom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's a tough one. None of my kids (I have five...lol) ever had a death obsession, but I'm not sure it isn't normal. If it becomes so overwhelming that he has nightmares and meltdowns over it, then I think you should check it out. People with bipolar often think gory thoughts. If you haven't read it, I recommend buying "The Bipolar Child" by Dimitri and Janis Papalos. It answers almost everything and is a great read. </div></div> Midwest Mom, thanks for your response...well with 5 kids, you've probably seen almost all of it--I JUST got "The Bipolar Child" on Friday. I started reading it on Saturday, but we had company coming and cleaning to do, so it got put to the side. I got only as far as the introduction and the part where he talks about what parents say they noticed from birth about their BiPolar (BP) kids, and also what some of the kids reported. I must say that while I was feeling somewhat "validated" by what parents were saying (refusing to sleep, precocious behavior, no self soothing capabilities, etc...) I was also somewhat saddened by the realization that this is my child. It's somewhat heartbreaking to know this is his life...but hey, better that we start dealing with it now rather than later. Anyway, thanks so much for your reply. I appreciate it. [/QUOTE]
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